are we on our way, really, to energy independence? from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>shepard: washington, dc is gearing up for another showdown over the debt crisis and what they call the fiscal cliff. but that is a combination of spending cuts that will take effect at the same time tax cuts expire. that will happen at 1st of the year unless congress and the white house have a deal, something they failed to do before, analysts say the deadlock could send the united states into another recession. wendell his the white house is more open to compromise this time around. >>reporter: the door could be opening. speaker boehner could envision tax reform closing loopholes in a way that would increase revenue but the critics are skeptical. but conservative columnist bill kristol shocked the g.o.p. with this comment yesterday. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes on millionaires. it won't. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to fr